Sturdy
76 mm/45 20cwt QF HA Mk.I on a CPV mount1 х 1 pcs. |
Firing Range5 km. |
Rate of Fire12 shots/min. |
Reload Time5 sec. |
533 mm7 х 1 pcs. |
Rate of Fire1.5 shots/min. |
Reload Time40 sec. |
Rotation Speed12 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time15 sec. |
Torpedo533 mm Mk VIII Mod 0* |
Maximum Damage7,100 |
Torpedo Speed75 knot |
Torpedo Range9.999 km. |
Maximum Speed25 knot |
Turning Circle Radius360 m. |
Rudder Shift Time5 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range6.1 km. |
Air Detectability Range2.19 km. |
Sturdy — British Tier VIII submarine.
Unlike their prewar sisterships, the S-class submarines built during World War II stood out for their extensive use of welding in their construction, as well as their increased fuel capacity. An extra torpedo tube appeared in the light hull. HMS Sturdy was built at Birkenhead between 1942 and 1943. The ship spent most of the war in the Pacific, sinking more than 30 Japanese ships.
Sturdy was first released for sale on DD MMM YYYY.
Modules
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Player Opinion
Performance
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.
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Research
Availability of researchable upgrades for Sturdy is as follows:
- Hull (B): For about 7% more health.
- Sonar: Upgrade to ASDIC 8 Mod. B for a faster sonar reload.
- Torpedoes: Upgrade to 533 mm Mk VIII for better homing torpedo damage, range and flooding chance.
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrades are:
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Consumables
Sturdy equips the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party – 3 charges
- Slot 2: Hydrophone – 5 charges
- Slot 3: Submarine Surveillance
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
References
Ship Change Log
See here for links to Update notes.
- Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.11.9.
Testing Changes
- DevBlog 368:
- Preliminary characteristics.
- Note: The Dev Blog states Sturdy's Dive Capacity recharge rate is 1 units/s, she actually recharges 0.6 units/s.
- Preliminary characteristics.
- DevBlog 370:
- With the release of Update 0.11.9:
- Preparation time for the Submarine Surveillance consumable reduced from 360 to 330 s.
- With the release of Update 0.11.9:
- DevBlog 379:
- Stock torpedoes changed:
- Range increased from 8 to 10 km.
- Maximum damage increased from 4,630 to 6,267.
- Chance to cause flooding reduced from 77 to 32%.
- Researchable torpedoes changed:
- Range increased from 9 to 11 km.
- Maximum damage increased from 4,630 tо 6,800.
- Chance to cause flooding reduced from 77 to 36%.
- Stock torpedoes changed:
- DevBlog 394:
- Torpedo reload time reduced from 45 to 40 s.
- DevBlog 409:
- Fixed a bug with the maximum sonar range of the submarine: now it is equal to the homing torpedo range.
- Maximum sonar range increased from 9 to 11 km.
- Fixed a bug with the maximum sonar range of the submarine: now it is equal to the homing torpedo range.
- Update 12.1:
- Available from sequential bundle #6 of the British Submarines Early Access event (for British Tokens).
- The Iron Resilience permanent camouflage was added.
- Update 12.2:
- Fixed an issue that prevented the ship name from displaying on the Iron Resilience permanent camouflage.
- Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 12.3.
- Update 12.3:
- Fixed the geometry and textures of the ship.
- Fixed an issue that increased the detectability range of the submarine after emitting a sonar ping while under the cover of smoke.
- Update 12.4:
- The textures and geometry of the ship have been changed.
- Update 13.1:
- Turning circle radius reduced from 460 to 360 m.
- Update 13.2:
- Torpedoes now do 10% of maximum damage up to 2.9 km, and then scale to 100% damage from 2.9 to 3 km.
- Stock torpedoes changed:
- Maximum damage increased from 6,267 to 6,533.
- Arming distance reduced from 302 to 20 m.
- Researchable torpedoes changed:
- Maximum damage increased from 6,800 to 7,100.
- Arming distance reduced from 302 to 20 m.
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